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Tuomo Ruutu

LW · FIN
+ 6 other teams
Status
Retired 10 yrs ago
Career
2004–2016 (12 yrs)
Age
43 (32 in 2016)
Vitals
6'0" · 205 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2007-08 CHI

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CHI 74 23 32 55 0.74 +8 64 7 5 1 155 14.8% 78
2005-06 CHI 82 17 31 48 0.59 -8 82 1 9 0 168 10.1% 84
2006-07 CHI 81 16 46 62 0.77 +6 82 1 6 0 188 8.5% 130
2007-08 CHI 78 20 39 59 0.76 +11 49 3 4 0 149 13.4% 125
2008-09 CHI / FLA 80 13 16 29 0.36 +5 125 2 1 0 100 13.0% 166
2009-10 CHI / LAK 77 22 15 37 0.48 +5 95 4 9 0 136 16.2% 226
2010-11 LAK / CHI 80 17 24 41 0.51 -4 101 3 7 1 142 12.0% 232
2011-12 PHX 74 19 16 35 0.47 0 140 2 5 1 228 8.3% 149
2012-13 PHX 82 15 18 33 0.40 -31 77 3 2 0 194 7.7% 190
2013-14 WSH 82 11 19 30 0.37 +10 84 2 3 0 130 8.5% 185
2014-15 WPG 69 13 12 25 0.36 -10 87 3 2 0 83 15.7% 178
2015-16 WPG / MTL 77 8 11 19 0.25 -25 46 0 1 0 90 8.9% 125
CAREER 12 yrs 936 194 279 473 0.51 -33 1032 31 54 3 -- 11.0% 1868
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 CHI 10 0 4 4 0.40 -5 2 0 0 0 26 0.0% 16
2006-07 CHI 11 0 4 4 0.36 -2 4 0 0 0 24 0.0% 16
2007-08 CHI 22 5 9 14 0.64 +8 8 1 0 0 41 12.2% 46
2009-10 LAK 17 5 4 9 0.53 -2 22 0 2 0 37 13.5% 50
CAREER 4 app. 60 10 21 31 0.52 -1 36 1 2 0 -- 7.8% 128
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2003-04 CHI 82 23 21 44 0.54 -31 58 3 10 17 13.2% 16:24
2005-06 CHI 15 2 3 5 0.33 -7 31 0 1 1 6.7% 14:43
2006-07 CHI 71 17 21 38 0.54 4 95 1 1 8 14.8% 17:21
2007-08 CHI 60 6 15 21 0.35 3 75 1 1 1 8.5% 15:35
2007-08 CAR 17 4 7 11 0.65 1 16 0 3 3 13.8% 17:01
2008-09 CAR 79 26 28 54 0.68 0 79 4 10 17 13.7% 18:19
2009-10 CAR 54 14 21 35 0.65 -4 50 1 5 12 11.5% 16:23
2010-11 CAR 82 19 38 57 0.70 1 54 1 7 16 12.8% 16:50
2011-12 CAR 72 18 16 34 0.47 -3 50 2 3 5 11.5% 16:28
2012-13 CAR 17 4 5 9 0.53 -6 8 0 0 0 13.3% 15:14
2013-14 CAR 57 5 11 16 0.28 -19 34 1 2 2 6.3% 14:15
2013-14 NJD 19 3 5 8 0.42 1 10 1 1 1 11.5% 15:32
2014-15 NJD 77 7 6 13 0.17 -3 28 0 0 0 9.5% 10:52
2015-16 NJD 33 0 1 1 0.03 -7 8 0 0 0 0.0% 11:30
Career NHL 735 148 198 346 0.47 -70 596 15 44 83 11.6% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 21 LW CHI - - 75 67 67 80 83 - - 72 72 67 - 40 44 74
2005-06 22 LW CHI - - 75 67 67 80 83 - - 72 72 67 - 40 44 74
2006-07 23 RW CHI - - 75 67 68 78 62 - - 72 72 67 - 41 45 74
2007-08 24 LW CHI - - 75 67 72 78 71 - - 72 72 67 - 48 50 76
2008-09 25 RW FLA 92 56 65 72 81 - 75 70 65 71 66 65 - 75 67 -
2009-10 26 RW LAK 97 45 69 84 75 - 87 78 44 76 77 62 - 77 69 71
2010-11 27 LW CHI 99 52 76 84 75 - 87 77 50 81 72 62 - 79 71 73
2011-12 28 LW PHX 99 54 72 80 77 87 95 75 66 77 72 67 74 69 69 73
2012-13 29 C PHX 82 46 70 76 71 73 82 71 49 67 72 61 67 70 73 68
2013-14 30 C WSH 84 47 76 74 71 65 55 69 43 64 68 55 64 72 73 64
2014-15 31 C WPG 87 48 75 74 71 59 72 66 40 65 63 55 60 74 73 64
2015-16 32 LW MTL 87 49 76 72 71 51 79 62 34 57 61 57 58 76 74 62
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 21 LW CHI - - 75 67 67 80 83 - - 72 72 67 - 40 44 74
2005-06 22 LW CHI - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 23 RW CHI - - · · +1 −2 −21 - - · · · - +1 +1 ·
2007-08 24 LW CHI - - · · +4 · +9 - - · · · - +7 +5 +2
2008-09 25 RW FLA 92 56 −10 +5 +9 - +4 70 65 −1 −6 −2 - +27 +17 -
2009-10 26 RW LAK +5 −11 +4 +12 −6 - +12 +8 −21 +5 +11 −3 - +2 +2 71
2010-11 27 LW CHI +2 +7 +7 · · - · −1 +6 +5 −5 · - +2 +2 +2
2011-12 28 LW PHX · +2 −4 −4 +2 87 +8 −2 +16 −4 · +5 74 −10 −2 ·
2012-13 29 C PHX −17 −8 −2 −4 −6 −14 −13 −4 −17 −10 · −6 −7 +1 +4 −5
2013-14 30 C WSH +2 +1 +6 −2 · −8 −27 −2 −6 −3 −4 −6 −3 +2 · −4
2014-15 31 C WPG +3 +1 −1 · · −6 +17 −3 −3 +1 −5 · −4 +2 · ·
2015-16 32 LW MTL · +1 +1 −2 · −8 +7 −4 −6 −8 −2 +2 −2 +2 +1 −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 CHI $1,130,000 2 yr 2.3% 21 RFA
2005-06 CHI $937,900 1 yr 1.9% 22 RFA
2006-07 CHI $1,518,000 1 yr 3.9% 23 RFA
2007-08 CHI $1,850,000 3 yr 3.7% 24 RFA
2010-11 LAK $3,800,000 1 yr 6.4% 27 RFA
2011-12 PHX $4,325,000 3 yr 6.7% 28 RFA
2014-15 WPG $3,400,000 3 yr 4.9% 31 UFA
2008-09
Mar 22 2009
2008-09
to PANTHERS
2009-10
Aug 31 2009
2009-10
Dec 18 2009
2009-10
to KINGS
2010-11
Jan 27 2011
2010-11
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Tuomo Ruutu 73
2011-12
Aug 3 2011
2011-12
to COYOTES
to BLACKHAWKS
2013-14
Jul 18 2013
2013-14
to BLACKHAWKS
  • Tuomo Ruutu 64
to COYOTES
Aug 9 2013
2013-14
to CAPITALS
to BLACKHAWKS
2015-16
Jan 30 2016
2015-16
to CANADIENS
2016-17
Jun 16 2016
2016-17
to CANADIENS

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